In this bold novel, Jason Elliot illuminates the dark recesses of the intelligence community during a crucial moment in history: the struggle to avoid a terrorist attack.In the months before 9/11, former army officer Anthony Taverner is leading a quiet life in the English countryside. But his recruitment for a dangerous mission to Afghanistan by the British Secret Intelligence Service-better known as MI6-shatters his fragile peace and plunges him into the kaleidoscopic world of spy...

"The surprise of the year: a lyrical, unrestrained and enthralling account of a journey into Afghanistan . . . I loved this book." ― The Daily TelegraphPart historical evocation, part travelogue, and part personal quest, An Unexpected Light is the account of Jason Elliot's journey through Afghanistan, a country considered off-limits to travelers for twenty years. Aware of the risks involved, but determined to explore what he could of the Afghan pe...

A fascinating journey through the cultural and artistic landscape of Iran, both past and present, by the New York Times– bestselling author of An Unexpected Light.In contemporary America, Iran is routinely depicted a "rogue nation." But the rhetoric about nuclear weapons and jihad obscures the real Iran: an ancient nation and culture, both sophisticated and isolated, which still exists clandestin...

In this bold novel, Jason Elliot illuminates the dark recesses of the intelligence community during a crucial moment in history: the struggle to avoid a terrorist attack.In the months before 9/11, former army officer Anthony Taverner is leading a quiet life in the English countryside. But his recruitment for a dangerous mission to Afghanistan by the British Secret Intelligence Service—better known as MI6—shatters his fragile peace and plunges him into the kaleidoscopic world of spy...

Dans la ville nébuleuse de Valombre, l'ex-détective Marc Lenoir, hanté par son passé, est tiré de sa retraite forcée quand une série de meurtres mystérieux secoue la communauté. Les victimes, toutes liées par un secret ancien, poussent Marc à plonger dans les profondeurs de la ville et de ses propres démons. Ce voyage le mènera à la découverte d'une vérité plus sombre que tout ce qu'il avait imaginé, où la justice et la moralité se brouillent.

Élise, maintenant plus impliquée et personnelle dans l'affaire, découvre que le meurtre est lié à une série de disparitions mystérieuses touchant des jeunes issus de la haute société. L'enquête l'amène à naviguer dans les eaux troubles du pouvoir politique et financier de la France, où chaque révélation la met davantage en danger.

Contemporary Jews often find meaning in Judaism's family and communal orientation, its beautiful rituals, its enriching culture, its sense of ethnic rootedness, and its moral values. For the classical Jewish tradition, however, all of these features of Judaism depend on a belief in God. Since many modern Jews do not know what to make of that belief, it is often ignored. They may be inspired by Judaism's high regard for education and its passion for justice, but their belief in God rests on...

Dans ce dernier tome, l'heure est à l'affrontement final. Élise doit utiliser tout ce qu'elle a appris pour démanteler le réseau et exposer les vérités cachées au grand jour. Cependant, les forces en jeu sont puissantes et disposées à tout pour protéger leurs secrets. L'ultime confrontation révélera le vrai visage de la justice et du pouvoir en France.

Throughout the ages, great thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Aquinas,Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, Nietzsche, and many others have had incredibly useful things to say about overcoming the strife of everyday living and attaining happiness. Unfortunately contemporary approaches to psychology have made only limited use of this guidance. At last, here is an uplifting psychology that systematically applies the wisdom of the ages to attaining life pregnant with insight, meaning, value, an...

Suite aux révélations du premier tome, Marc Lenoir se trouve confronté à une affaire qui le touche de près : la disparition de son ancienne partenaire, Clara. Ce nouveau mystère l'entraîne dans le milieu corrompu du show-business et des affaires politiques sous-jacentes de Valombre. Marc doit naviguer dans ce labyrinthe de trahisons et de faux-semblants pour sauver Clara, tout en affrontant les ombres de son passé qui ressurgissent.

This volume offers very specific illustrations of psychoanalytic ways of thinking and working in both clinical and pedagogical contexts with children. It is designed for professionals who work with infants, children, and adolescents, and who are seeking modes of working that respects emotions, that embrace context, and that privilege imagination and possibility. For professionals who already practice in ways that are sympathetic to these modes of working, the scholarly underpinning of this...

Nominated in the P & E Readers' Poll for Best Fiction e-zine published in 2016!This Omnibus edition of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of Eighteen sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories - from Nine of todays top speculative fiction writers.Tales from the Canyons of the Damned (canyonsofthedamned.com) is a dark science fiction, horror, & slipstream magazine we've been working on since 2015. What is Dark Science Fiction and Horror? Think of it as a ...